Anxiety
Anxiety is starting to gain a little more recognition on its own instead of being lumped in with depression. There is no denying that anxiety can exist in a healthy amount but for some of us the anxiety becomes a beast of an emotion to contain. It’s not always overwhelming and debilitating but when it is, it’s big and ugly and even painful.
Anxiety in large quantities can mimic some serious health conditions. And likewise, some serious health conditions can mimic anxiety. When anxiety starts to well up for me I really try to pay attention to the source of the anxiety. Lack of rest for me can cause a little anxiety but it usually passes in a day or two if I am able to get rest. But if it has been more than a few days and the anxiety isn’t clearing with the usual treatment of rest, I take stock of the bigger picture and sometimes this requires calling my doctor to admit it’s more than I can handle alone. What are your go to self remedies when anxiety slides into your life?
Rest
Hydration
Essential Oils (what are your favorites?)
Exercise
Yoga, or breath work of some kind
Imagery (like the photo below, can be very calming to me)
There are certainly things I try to avoid when anxiety is getting the better of me.
Alcohol
Staying up too late
Reading things that have an emotional bend
Listening to music that gets my heart pounding too fast or is depressing
Socializing
Exercising too hard
Would you add anything to this list?
Seasonally depression can start to take up too much space in my life around daylight savings time and I am hyperaware of how I feel about the change in light. Anxiety has been hanging around far too long and my traditional remedies are not working, so tomorrow I’ll be calling my doctor to check in because for me anxiety can also be related to thyroid function.
